New Chair
Dec.28.2009
After wrestling with a bad office chair at home for many, many years, I finally broke down and purchased a new one. Due largely to the impact the current chair is having on my back. Although I am in pretty good shape these days due to all the cycling, the hours spent in front of a computer have taken their toll on my back. I have an ergonomic chair at my place of work and I can use that chair for hours without any back pain. The same cannot be said of the chair in my office at home.
There were lots of chairs that I looked at including the Herman Miller Aeron, the Herman Miller Embody, the Humanscale Liberty, the Humanscale Freedom and the Steelcase Leap.
After quite a bit of research, I decided on the Herman Miller Embody. I spec’d out the chair as pictured below. I ordered the chair online from Gabriel Ross and it should arrive in about 20 business days. Until then, I continue to use a rolled up towel on the existing chair as a form of lumbar support while I do my digital work. I can only withstand 30 or 40 minutes until I have to get up and stretch and try to throw off the lower back pain.
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Hi, Richard,
…I believe I see the ejector seat handle.
Careful when you deploy that one. I suggest fully digesting the 432 page operating manual before pulling on every handle/knob.
Kidding aside, it looks beautiful. 20 days for receipt though seems a long time, unless they are manufactured on demand….
Happy New Year to you and your family, and all the very best in 2010!
Rob
Hi Rob,
The chair is ordered directly from Herman Miller hence the delay in delivery. All the best to you and yours in 2010!
Oh wow, this is a fantastic break down of ergo-chairs.
I’m in the market for one of these in 2010; my home studio has a bright orange beach towel rolled up too!
I firmly believe that the towel served its function better on the sand in St. Martin . . .
Hi Alex,
I think you will find that these are amongst the best ergo-chairs on the market. There are lower cost alternatives, of course. But I decided that at this stage of my life, I need to spend the hours in front of a computer pain free.